Set in India, Hermann Hesses Siddharta is the story of a young Brahmins search for ultimate reality, reflecting Hesses interest in Oriental mysticism. The word Siddhartha is made up of two words in the Sanskrit language, siddha (achieved) and artha (what was searched for), which together means He who has found meaning (of existence).
Siddhartha is a 1922 novel by Hermann Hesse that deals with the spiritual journey of self-discovery of a man named Siddhartha during the time of the Gautama Buddha. The book, Hesses ninth novel, was written in German, in a simple, lyrical style. It was published in the U.S. in 1951 and became influential during the 1960s. Hesse dedicated the first part of it to Romain Rolland and the second to Wilhelm Gundert, his cousin. The word Siddhartha is made up of two words in Sanskrit language, siddha (achieved) + artha (what was searched for), which together means "he who has found meaning (of existence)" or "he who has attained his goals". In fact, the Buddhas own name, before his renunciation, was Siddhartha Gautama, Prince of Kapilavastu. In this book, the Buddha is referred to as "Gotama". The story takes place in the Nepalese district of Kapilvastu. Siddhartha decides to leave behind his home in the hope of gaining spiritual illumination by becoming an ascetic wandering beggar of the Shramanas. Joined by his best friend Govinda, Siddhartha fasts, becomes homeless, renounces all personal possessions, and intensely meditates, eventually seeking and personally speaking with Gautama, the famous Buddha, or Enlightened One. Afterward, both Siddhartha and Govinda acknowledge the elegance of the Buddhas teachings. Although Govinda hastily joins the Buddhas order, Siddhartha does not follow, claiming that the Buddhas philosophy, though supremely wise, does not account for the necessarily distinct experiences of each person. He argues that the individual seeks an absolutely unique and personal meaning that cannot be presented to him by a teacher. He thus resolves to carry on his quest alone. Siddhartha crosses a river, and the generous ferryman, whom Siddhartha is unable to pay, merrily predicts that Siddhartha will return to the river later to compensate him in some way.
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Der Roman spielt im 6. Jahrhundert vor Christus in Indien und handelt von einem jungen Brahmanen namens Siddhartha und seinem Freund Govinda. Von seinem Vater und anderen Priestern lernt dieser uber die Veden, deren philosophische Gedanken, religiose Gebote und Anleitungen zu Gebeten und Ritualen. Weil er sieht, wie diese trotz heiliger Waschungen und Gebete zur Reinigung von den Sunden nicht aus dem Samsara entkommen, widmet er sein Leben der Suche nach dem Atman, dem All-einen, das in jedem Menschen ist.
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Il disagio di fronte alla volgarita e alla massificazione della societa moderna, la ricerca di valori piu elevati, la forza liberatrice degli impulsi primordiali, il rimettersi in gioco a partire da una nuova consapevolezza. Sono questi alcuni dei temi che si intrecciano nel "Lupo della steppa", uno dei romanzi piu "radicali" e piu affascinanti di Hesse, pubblicato nel 1927 in un'Europa in cui i regimi totalitari si andavano moltiplicando. Il protagonista, Harry Haller, vive in una condizione di impotente infelicita generata da un insanabile dissidio interiore tra l'"uomo" - tutto quello che ha in se di spirituale, di sublimato, di culturale - e il "lupo" - tutto cio che ha di istintivo, di selvatico e di caotico. Haller si e chiuso in un isolamento quasi totale rispetto al mondo meschino e privo di spirito in cui vive, arrivando a un passo dal suicidio. Verra "rieducato" alla vita comune, quella di tutti, da una donna incolta ma esperta e intelligente, che lo aiutera a trovare la via per meglio comprendere le "non regole" dell'assurdo gioco della vita. Introduzione di Daniela Idra.
Narciso encarna el rigor idealista, el espíritu ascético, la claridad; Goldmundo es el alma artística y errante atraída por el amor mundano y la pasión de vivir. Su enfrentamiento es una lúcida alegoria de los dos elementos basicos de la personalidad.
